WASHINGTON (Aug. 20, 2016)—The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities.

Contracts For Aug. 15

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is being awarded $8,374,194 for modification P00029 to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-13-C-0135) for design and development of a controlled breakpoint (CBP) for the aerial refueling (AR) program in support of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) program. The E-2D CBP will be a line replaceable assembly integrated onto the AR probe forward mast assembly to mitigate the hazard of potential foreign object damage to the E-2D during air-to-air refueling operations. The contractor will be responsible for the design, development, test, documentation, and integration of the CBP into the AR baseline. Work will be performed at Melbourne, Florida (52 percent); Wimborne, United Kingdom (39 percent); Bohemia, New York (7 percent); and St. Augustine, Florida (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2019. Fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,600,000 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $68,409,026 modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-14-C-0067). This modification provides for long-lead parts and efforts associated with the manufacture of two full-rate production 4 Lot 8 P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft for the government of United Kingdom under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington (82.6 percent); Baltimore, Maryland (6.2 percent); Greenlawn, New York (4.2 percent); North Amityville, New York (3.5 percent); and Cambridge, United Kingdom (3.5 percent), and is expected to be complete by July 2017. Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $68,409,026 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, California, Maryland, is being awarded a $62,673,124 one year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the repair of various parts on the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (80 percent); and Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (20 percent). Work is expected to be completed by December 2017. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Fiscal 2016 working capital funds (Navy) will be obligated through individual delivery orders as they are issued; none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole-source pursuant to the authority set forth in 10 U.S Code 2304(c)(1). Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N00383-16-D-951N).

United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is being awarded $17,382,523 for modification P00009 to a previously awarded, cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract N00019-14-C-0004 for additional long lead items in support of the F-35 Lightning II low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot XI procurement. This modification provides for delivery of long-lead items for the LRIP Lot XI effort for the Navy/Marine Corps, Air Force, international partners, and foreign military sales (FMS) customers. The long-lead items include group hardware supporting 48 F135-PW-100 propulsion systems for the Air Force; group hardware supporting 14 F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for the Marine Corps; group hardware supporting four F135-PW-100 propulsion systems for the Navy; and group hardware supporting 51 F135-PW-100 and three F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for international partners and foreign military sales. This modification also provides for procurement of afloat support packages/deployment spares packages for the Marine Corps. Work will be performed in East Hartford, Connecticut (67 percent); Indianapolis, Indiana (26.5 percent); and Bristol, United Kingdom (6.5 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2018. Fiscal 2016 aircraft procurement (Navy, Air Force); international partner; and FMS funds in the amount of $17,382,523 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the Navy/Marine Corps ($15,261,025; 87.8 percent); Air Force ($398,624; 2.3 percent); international partners ($1,656,437; 9.5 percent); and FMS customers ($66,437; 0.40 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Contracts For Aug. 19

Lockheed Martin Corp., Manassas, Virginia, is being awarded a $38,608,779 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the design and production of the Technical Insertion 2016 Ship Self Defense System upgrades to be installed in various carrier and amphibious ship classes. Technical Insertion 2016 (TI-16) is a planned technical insertion and refresh to the Ship Self Defense System hardware which improves the performance and sustainability of the equipment. TI-16 also introduces a high degree of electronics component commonality with the Aegis Combat System, and capitalizes on improved computer processing, networking, and data storage. TI-16 also introduces the potential of reducing and/or consolidating the number of computers required to meet certain Integrated Combat System requirements. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by August 2020. Fiscal 2016 other procurement (Navy) in the amount of $969,095 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured and received three offers via the Federal Business Opportunities. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00178-16-D-3001).